pericarpaladj.
/ˌpɛrɪˈkɑːpl/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈkɑrp(ə)l/ Botany.
= pericarpic adj.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [adjective]
knoppy1562
multisiliquose1687
vasculiferous1704
pericarpial1809
pericarpic1819
seminal1833
pericarpoidal1890
pericarpal1908
1908 Amer. Naturalist 42 98 Each parasitic species..preserved at least those floral and pericarpal structures which normally characterize the phenogamous families.
1958 Bot. Gaz. 119 211/1 The time of pericarpal rupture could be estimated from the known rate of coleoptile elongation.
2002 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 163 227 The caulescent species group possesses from six to 10 vascular bundles within the pericarpal wall.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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